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Nine police officers based at Charing Cross police station in central London have been suspended over allegations of racist, homophobic, and misogynist conduct, including using excessive force on prisoners. The suspension follows an undercover investigation by the BBC in the custody suite at the station, which reportedly uncovered incidents that
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A former New Jersey police officer, Ayron Taylor, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for hacking into the email accounts of 5,000 college students and sharing nude photos of his victims. The scheme, which was described as an "extremely nightmarish invasion of privacy," began when
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A £1.3-million crime prevention project in Bodmin, which includes additional funding of £300,000 from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, aims to prevent incidents of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and violent crime through a "Hotspot" policing scheme. This initiative, which
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Police have launched a crackdown on retail crime, targeting individuals who engage in shoplifting, theft, and other forms of malicious activity against retailers. The operation, carried out across Moray, Aberdeenshire, and Aberdeen, saw local officers supported by the Retail Crime Taskforce and partners at Retailers Against Crime. The day of
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Essex Police officer Nicole Canwell's career was ended following a misconduct hearing on Tuesday. The panel, chaired by Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington, made the decision after finding that Ms Canwell had breached professional standards by smoking cannabis while on duty. Ms Canwell had been randomly drug tested at
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Security forces in India's insurgency-affected Bijapur district averted a potential Maoist strike by detecting and demolishing a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) during a search operation. The IED, weighing about 10 kg, was discovered in the Cherpal-Pedda Karma area by joint teams of the District Reserve Guard (DRG)
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A Somalian asylum seeker who spat at a police officer after downing half a bottle of vodka and beers has escaped punishment due to a technicality. Shafi Momad, 30, was already serving a suspended prison sentence for a previous offence and the latest incident occurred before he was sentenced. Despite
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The Scottish Parliament has come under fire for allowing a counter-protester to disrupt a rally by For Women Scotland (FWS) last Thursday, with MSPs claiming that officers appeared to protect the individual playing loud music while women's voices were drowned out. The protest was held to demand the
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The investigative series, led by The New York Times and New York Focus, has unearthed over 10,000 police disciplinary records across nearly 500 law enforcement agencies in New York State. The documents show that departments have handled misconduct in vastly different ways, with some officers being allowed to keep
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A stark warning is being issued about the growing menace of antisemitism in Britain. New polling shows that over a quarter of Britons hold or agree with antisemitic views, with younger age groups proving particularly susceptible to this hateful ideology. The rise of antisemitism has been linked to the increasing
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A 46-year-old man, Fernando Verde, who was convicted of assaulting a peace officer and maiming a law enforcement animal, will be released from prison after serving 269 days. Verde was sentenced in Kelowna Provincial Court on September 9, where he pleaded guilty to multiple charges including assaulting a police officer
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A 24-year-old man, identified as Jack Marshall Murad Mohammed, has been given a suspended jail sentence for dangerous driving, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, and possessing cannabis. The incident occurred in September 2023 when police officers pursued Mohammed's black BMW, which was traveling at speeds of
